REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 12….. DRAW FROM BIG THINKERS

Proverbs 13:20 tells us that the person who walks with wise people will be wise. One of the fundamental keys to enlarging your potential is this: Exposure to bigger thinkers. It can be so easy to become a big fish in a small pond, but the moment you step into a bigger pond, you [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 11….. BRING THE BEST OUT OF PEOPLE

When a person feels encouraged he can accomplish the impossible. This is aln essental key to drawing the best out of someone. Show appreciation to them and begin to make them feel like a champion or a princess. (Hopefully the right one for the right sex).

When people feel their best they will do a better [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 10….. CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS WISELY

A person will not rise about the level of his or her closest friendships.  Prov 27:17 tells us, “Iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”  Make sure you are rubbing shoulders with people who have vision and are living the best life – where am I going, where are they going?  If your [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 9….. RISE ABOVE FEAR

Henry Ford said one of the great discoveries a man makes is to find he can do what he thought he couldn’t.  It’s us who put the limits on what we can and cannot do.  And it’s up to us to rise above.  I have to quote yesterday’s verse again, 2 Timothy 1:7 “God did [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 8….. EMBRACE DISCIPLINE

I mentioned discipline yesterday, and want to reinforce it’s importance today.
Many people avoid discipline and don’t even like talking about, but the truth is discipline is not your enemy.  A man without discipline of character can never be said to belong to himself, he belongs to whatever takes him captive.  What’s got you held captive?
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REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 7….. DON’T TAKE SHORTCUTS

Zechariah 4:10 reminds us to embrace small beginnings.  There’s no quick way to succeed in life, when someone wins fast something is usually left out.
In life there are often mistakes.  If you have spent time building the right foundation, should you fall, then you’ll have something solid to come back to.
Ask yourself the following question, [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 6….. STRENGTHEN YOUR STRENGTHS

For some reason we’ve always been taught to work on our weaknesses. Yet, if you want to reach your potential you need to play your strengths not your weaknesses. People who reach their potential spend their time asking themselves what am I doing well, rather than what am I doing poorly.

Avoid taking a [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 5….. EXPECT GREAT THINGS TO HAPPEN

It’s all about your attitude!  Negative, closed minded, small thinking people never reach their potential.  If your attitude is one that you expect to be rejected then you will be.
Do you expect great things to happen on your area, where you work or study?  If not, why not?   God is for you, not against you.  [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 4….. EXPERTS AREN’T ALWAYS RIGHT

You’ll never get to where you could or should be without, sometimes, going against an expert’s advice. I once heard it said that an expert is someone who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.

Beethoven’s music teacher told him he was a hopeless composer. Walt Disney was fired [...]

REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL # 3….. ACCEPT PRESSURE

Pressure will force you to do one of two things: walk away or get out of your comfort zone and grow.  People who don’t reach their potential never get out of their comfort zones.  But, if you are to reach your potential you must embrace the pressure of the moment, or the pressure of the [...]